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Damaged wood houses after the San Francisco Earthquake, April 18, 1906. Credit: Shutterstock Large earthquakes can wreak enormous violence upon lives, livelihoods, infrastructure and the environment. High-density urban populations in the relatively small, seismically active areas of British Columbia and the Québec City-Montréal-Ottawa corridor leaves residents extremely vulnerable to earthquakes.…

Breadcrumb Trail Links Weekend Post NP Comment Life Culture Canada Books Lydia Perovic writes a shrewd and moving account of one immigrant's second thoughts about her second home Publishing date: May 08, 2022  •  2 days ago  •  7 minute read  •  705 Comments Lost in Canada author Lydia Perovic. Photo credit: Cheryl Rondeau Article content In the late 1990s, culture writer Lydia Perovic emigrated from Montenegro to the open, optimistic country of Canada and threw herself…

Image for representation.A group of 37 passengers who were shown on video drinking and partying amid the pandemic on a chartered Sunwing flight from Montreal to Mexico in late December have been fined a total of CDN$59,500.A group of 37 passengers who were shown on video drinking and partying amid the pandemic on a chartered Sunwing flight from Montreal to Mexico in late December have been fined a total of CDN$59,500 (US$46,480), Transport Canada said Thursday.The agency said 42 tickets were issued, including 18 for…

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a new federal investment in project funding for automaker Stellantis that will modernize assembly plants and increase the production of electric vehicles (EV).According to a statement from Trudeau’s office, the government is investing up to C$529 million ($423 million) into this project, reports Xinhua news agency.Ontario province is also supporting the project with an investment of up to C$513 million.“We’re building a world-class Canadian auto industry for generations to…

It can be challenging, trying to selectively kill off an invasive plant that grows in amongst non-target native species. A new initiative is aiming to do just that, however, by introducing a weed-eating mite into the Canadian environment.The plant in question, the Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia), is a small deciduous tree which is native to southeastern Europe and Asia.In the 19th century, European settlers began bringing it into the US and Canada for use as a shade tree and windbreak. Since then, it has spread…

Automaker Stellantis said Monday it will invest $3.6 billion Canadian dollars ($2.8 billion) to upgrade two Canadian assembly plants and expand a research center as it accelerates its long-term electrification strategy. Combined with its March announcement of a joint venture battery plant with LG Energy Solution, the new investment gives Stellantis an overall investment in Ontario of…

Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou flew home to China on Friday after reaching an agreement with US prosecutors to end the bank fraud case against her, relieving a point of tension between China and the United States.Within hours of the news of the deal, two Canadians who were arrested shortly after Meng was taken into custody in December 2018 were released from Chinese jails and were on their way back to Canada. Beijing had denied that their arrests were linked.The years-long extradition drama has been a central…

The 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup is being streamed live online, and you can follow the action on both live television as well as OTT platforms, in a number of different ways. Here's what you need to know about the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup and how to watch it online. The cricket tournament kicked off Sunday in Oman, with the co-hosts emerging victorious in their opening round encounter. Oman is one of eight teams — alongside Bangladesh, Ireland, Namibia, Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, Scotland, and Sri Lanka — that is…